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I think the idea of reclaimed water is rather innovative and may actually be an effective solution if it becomes more efficient in the long run. The process is energy intensive, as stated in the...
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Conforming to the demands of the residents at 68 and lex gives such upscale neighborhoods an unfair advantage over middle and lower class neighborhoods as they would be having fancier and better...
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As repetitive and cliché as it may sound, these children are in fact, the future generation. Depriving them of resources that nurture their upbringing and lay strong foundations for knowledge, would be...
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A house is a home and is thus an integral part of everyone’s life. One cannot simply ask someone to just get up and leave the one place that is his or her home. Not only is that displacing someone from...
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The winter days are bitterly cold. It is located the northern border. There are often heavy snow storms. Agriculture is one of the more popular topic to study in college there. For the most part, it’s...
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A jar of Golden Blossom Honey once lay on the corner of my windowsill many years ago. But what glistened when the sunlight shone down upon it was not the rich, viscose liquid it previously contained....
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Tahmina Alam Macaulay Seminar 2 Professor Nadell Journal Entry 2 As much as we would like to believe in a melting pot mentality, a harmonious whole, a unifying culture; the sad truth is that it rarely...
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When I was seven years old, I went to visit my grandmother in Bangladesh for the first time. There I was surprised and a bit confused by a system of a sort of indentured service; it was a common and...
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While reading Triangle, The Fire that Changed America, I noticed that a lot of the streets and places mentioned were quite familiar to me. Broome, Wooster and Washington Place, are just to name a...
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The cutout shirtwaists fluttering in the cold morning air gave an almost haunting feel as the marchers waved then from atop wooden poles. The rhythmic beating of the drums that accompanied, seemed...
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It is absolutely heart wrenching to read about the plight and struggles of the Black citizens of America. Beings the ones that helped build the foundations of the country, it is truly a shame how for...
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People leave behind their livelihoods and their loved one back in their home country and come to the United States but all for what? The pursuit of the American dream most likely. What exactly does...
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Esmeralda Santiago’s novel, Almost a Woman , is similar in many respects to the other coming of age novels we have read so far in class. Just like the others, her journey is truly amazing. The amount...
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“What’s your problem?” “ You.” How Does it Feel to be a Problem is the title of Moustafa Bayoumi’s book about the stories of a seven young Arabs who faced hardships due to their ethnicity. This was a...
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